This morning I had German from 9-11. I got last year’s Senior Intermediate [exam. paper]. The comp. was hard in its vagueness: outstanding men in literature and history, but the trans. at sight wasn’t too bad, the last piece being very beautiful. From 12-2 we had Algebra, in which I did 4 out of 8, half at any rate. It was Scannie set the papers, and they were very hard. Went home for dinner, and like a fool worked at French history until I left for History exam at 4.30. The exam was from 5-7.30. I was very headachy before it. It was last year’s senior paper we got. The first question I did was Charlemagne’s reign as a turning point in the history of Europe, then French expansion from 1661-1714, the causes for calling of States General, attitude of France towards Catholic Church 1789-1815, Napoleon’s maritime and colonial policy, and difference in political systems between Anglo-Normans and Irish. On the whole I think I did quite well. Worked at Latin rest of evening. Read of poor Abd El Krim. He will probably be confined at Madagascar by the French. He wept bitterly on leaving last Moroccan village.
